| Johor Bahru is the Malaysian
border town to Singapore. Not much to speak of, except cheap shopping
and this gigantic duck. |
We took a bus from JB
to Mersing, & from there got on a ferry in the South China Sea
to Tioman Island. Here's a view from the boat. |
That's me on
Tioman Island with Ingrid and Tioma (as if we planned it...Tioma on
Tioman!) |
Tioman Island featured
crystal clear waters & lush tropical forests. At high tide, the
water sometimes hid tiny jellyfish that would make itchy, though harmless
stings. And there was always the danger of stepping on a sea urchin,
as Ingrid discovered. (Malaysian cure: hit the stings with a piece
of wood & then squirt them with lime. It works!) |
Although we went on a
holiday weekend, there weren't any crowds bothering us. It was a peaceful
(and cheap!) weekend getaway from S'pore. |
Hiking, snorkeling, fishing,
eating, lying around doing nothing were all possible daily activities.
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There was a
patch of trees that the bats hung out on. These are big fruit bats
(cats with wings), but at night we'd see the insect bats (mice with
wings) flying around. Click here for more
bats.
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Tioma with a batdrop,
I mean backdrop. Heh. |
Chickens wandered
around freely. This one wanted to make a phone call. |
We saw a few
big monitor lizards. This one was about 2 feet long, but we also saw
one that was easily 4 or 5 feet, though it ran away before I could
take its picture. Click here for
more
lizard
pictures.
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Did I mention
that this tropical paradise was cheap? 4 days, including transportation
there & back, lodging, & food, for about US$65 each.
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